You describe something such as an event or story as macabre when it is strange and horrible or upsetting, usually because it involves death or injury.
例句
Police have made a macabre discovery...警方有一個(gè)令人毛骨悚然的發(fā)現(xiàn)。Mr Dahl was well-known for his macabre adult stories called 'Tales of the Unexpected'.達(dá)爾先生以成人恐怖小說(shuō)集《意料之外的故事》聞名于世。
英漢詞典釋義
adj.
可怕的,駭人的
He takes a macabre interest in graveyards.他那么留意墓地,令人毛骨悚然。
英英詞典釋義
Adjective
1. shockingly repellent; inspiring horror;
"ghastly wounds""the grim aftermath of the bombing""the grim task of burying the victims""a grisly murder""gruesome evidence of human sacrifice""macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages""macabre tortures conceived by madmen"